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QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:58 PM) I might be the only person here that's excited about the news that Weird Al is going to be releasing a new album soon. Just yesterday I read about the GAGA SAGA. Then there's this update today. I'm with you!

The Canucks are hitting what Hawk would call sphincter time.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 08:51 PM) He got Hansbrough really good on one play too, it was borderline dirty AND THAT'S FOR DUKE b****!

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 08:51 PM) Haven't heard people's thoughts on Pippen as an announcer. To me, he's a better tipper than he is announcer. I love what he adds to Stacey and Neal. I like that he gives some great game breakdown in between Stacey doing his thing. It brings a great balance to the booth.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 05:28 PM) Those drone attacks have sure done humanitarian wonders in AfPak. I love that duck.

QUOTE (since56 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 06:45 PM) Just wondering. Would the Sox have been better off trading Beckham and keeping Chris Getz? Only if you were looking for better draft position.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 08:41 PM) Holy s*** Carlos Boozer was f***ing awful. How many times did he get punked and have his shot blocked in the paint? Like 5? 6? And he and Noah were fumbling the god damn passes like they were Johnny Knox and Greg Olsen. I will say he was the only one to return some of the hard fouls. When he gave Foster the shot on the Korver three, I appluaded.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:21 PM) Who won the Tournament of Bad? Hopefully Boers and Bernstein...

The reason the Sox are losing is because not enough picks to click are getting made and the players are sad. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...=81175&st=0

Dunn

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:26 PM) I'm guaranteeing a win tonight. This streak will not go past 7 days. If you want to be technical about it, you are already wrong...

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:13 PM) AP (Dayton, OH) - Children react to screening of 2 Girls One Cup the Bill Clinton cam doesn't go over quite as expected...

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) I think when he was traded to Chicago, that one definitely does. He was having a fantastic season with Seattle and the Sox gave up 2 really good looking young players and a throw-in guy with some upside. None of those guys did anything with Seattle. When he was traded from Chicago to Philadelphia though? I don't think so. His fastball was around 89 MPH when he was traded and if not for a fantastic September would have probably ended the year with an ERA over 5. As it was, he ended at 4.53. He may have been the best starter on the market, but he was still a #2-3 starter at best - not exactly a star. that is what I was thinking of.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:13 PM) I think you can make a legitimate argument that Tulowitzki is the best player in the game, or at the very least, the most valuable when considering present day production and the likelihood of success into the future. He hasn't even hit the typical prime years yet and he's already this good. Personally, I'm stoked that he's in the NL West. And even in this extreme case, a 10 year deal makes you pause. For Ryan Braun it elicits more of a WTF?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:05 PM) Including this year, that locks him up for 10 years. Not sure why you do this. I think Braun is a great hitter and really is the face of that franchise at this point, but he's not an elite player. I understand giving 10 years to Troy Tulowitzki because he's easily the best shortstop in the major leagues. Braun? He just hasn't put up enough to really be worth $21 mill a year from '16-20. He did have some signs of progress last year even though his overall numbers were down, as his BB% increased and his K% decreased. Perhaps it's a sign of things to come and he'll have his first full season with a 1.000 OPS. I tend to doubt it. the Tulo deal is a good comp in that Braun doesn't even play a premium position. I wonder if we are looking at the next Travis Hafner here?

QUOTE (hawksox13 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:01 PM) I actually think it's downright scary that Ozzie feels Morel needs three games off for a mental health break when they are only 18 games into the season. Doesn't lead me to believe he has a lot of mental toughness and may hold onto his mistakes too long, or carry his mistakes in the field up to the plate or the other way around. Or maybe he learned something last year with Beckham?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:56 PM) The expression on that kid's face is priceless. via the front page of the Trib The girl in the middle of the second row is just as good.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:51 PM) A one game winning streak would even be nice right about now. As Julie Andrews would say, its a very good place to start.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:51 PM) Pfft, despite being dead for over 8 years, the guy in my avatar is still probably healthier than yours. LOL. I saw he had the Rose picture up and I was wondering WTF was wrong with him?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:24 PM) Per everyone's Twitter, Brewers sign Ryan Braun to 5 year, $105 million extension for the years 2016-2020. Jesus H Christ. They basically have given this kid a ten year contract. That is insane.

Agreed

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:32 PM) He was Doc Holliday, Iceman, AND Batman. The dude would have no problems wrecking my s*** if I crossed his path. Ain't no way I'm doing that. Oh come on, having your first line being "I'm Batman" would have totally been worth it.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:08 PM) Oh wait, I just realized this works on two levels. Nice

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 01:59 PM) I'm going to state my differing viewpoints as much as possible on a message board. There is no meaningful discussion otherwise, and that is the entire point of a message board. A thread entirely devoted to optimism you will have two posts: one stating the reasons for optimism and hundreds that basically just say "agreed". The same applies to pessimistic threads. agreed